Posted by nospam on 02/11/07 11:16

Paul Sture wrote:
> In article <eqkcpn$n3m$1@aioe.org>, nospam <nospamatall@iol.ie> wrote:
>
>> Dave Balderstone wrote:
>>
>>> Every label that sells CDs is selling unprotected music.
>> I know, I meant online. They are claiming it is piracy that is eating
>> into their sales, but they ignore the rise of online sales by other
>> musicians not signed to them.
>>
>> Andy
>
> Now, there's something they are really scared of - the thought of the
> musicians cutting the middle man out.
>

Or even just switching to more honest middle men. That's what seems to
be happening, with a lot of small labels, some of them set up by the
artists themselves. And DRM just isn't an issue for most of them. They
see file-sharing as free advertising. With a different business model
there is no need to sell millions of copies to pass break-even. Without
the bunch of hangers-on there is no need to bill musicians 250,000 for
studio time, or 5 figures for the launch party, or all the other
bullshit. Who do you think owns those studios anyway? It's a scam. A way
to cover up the fact that virtually all the money they take off
musicians goes into their pockets.

Andy

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